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STOP 124 - M.P.: JULWANIA
I - 14 - 62 300 METERS

On the northeast side of town
the Bombay-Delhi road
passes through some gently-
rolling ghat country con-
sisting of volcanic formations
remnants of ancient lava
flows. These specimens were
collected under lava stones on
a dry, grassy slope, where
no trees were growing. The
exposure faced the sun
and the ground was very
warm. The black cotton soil
was deeply cracked and many
insects had retreated down
into more cool regions of
the ground.

100 specimens.

(MOVIE OF COLLECTING ON SLOPE)

STOP 125 - M.P.: 8 MI. S.W. SENDHWA
I-14-62 580 METERS

Stops 125 and 126 were located
in the Satpura Range area,
a series of lava flow
remnants now worn down
into rolling, tree-covered
hills and ridges. The dry
slopes here were covered
with a fairly thick teak
forest. The grass was brown,
the trees bare of leaves.
Specimens were collected under
stones; black cotton soil was
heavily cracked. 100 specimens.
(MOVIES - WALKING THROUGH LEAVES)

STOP 126 - M.P.: 10 Mi. S.W.
SENDHWA I-14-62
380 meters

Here the trunk road crosses
the M.P.-Bombay State border.
The forest consists of a
large variety of deciduous and
a few evergreen trees, most
of which have reached a large

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